GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
stentorianextremely loud
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
vintnera wine merchant
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire