GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |