GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |