GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purported | reputed |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| overthrow | overturn |