GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| dally | to act playfully |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |