GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |