GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pending | during |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
