GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead