GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
deploreto feel or express grief for
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
endorseto write on the back of
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)