GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
pendantsomething suspended: such as
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract