GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |