GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.

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WordMeaning
sedentarynot migratory : settled
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
severto put or keep apart : divide
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly