GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |