GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| rift | fissure |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |