GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |