GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
expiateto make amends for
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
quenchput out
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
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hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
smeara viscous or sticky substance