GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
reverberatereflect
thralla state of servitude or submission
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
encompassinclude