GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

Random words

WordMeaning
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
paragona model of excellence or perfection
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
swathea band used in swathing
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character