GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |