GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| concur | to express agreement |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |