GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
amenitiessomething that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment
boona timely benefit : blessing
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting