GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| distend | extend |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| spare | not being used |
| guy | man |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
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