GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |