GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.

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fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
acuitykeenness of perception
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
expenditurethe act or process of expending
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse