GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
fraileasily led into evil
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
sheerunqualified
rallyto muster for a common purpose
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion