GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |