GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |