GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| regime | regimen |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
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