GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
sedentarynot migratory : settled
encircleto form a circle around : surround
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs