GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
anthropologistthe science of human beings
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
grategrating
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
circleta little circle