GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
vendettablood feud
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable