GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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|---|---|
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| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |