GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| rightful | just |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |