GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

Random words

WordMeaning
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
catechismoral instruction
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
encompassinclude
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
forlornbereft
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
crypticsecret