GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
acclaimapplaud
inflateddistended with air or gas
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
aridexcessively dry
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
bitinghaving the power to bite
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue