GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
significanthaving meaning
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
emulateto strive to equal or excel
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue