GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| debut | a first appearance |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| steep | lofty |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| vendetta | blood feud |