GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| trenchant | keen |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |