GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |