GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
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