GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |