GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| reverberate | reflect |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| encompass | include |