GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raiment | clothing |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| scourge | whip |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| exhume | disinter |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| bacchanal | orgy |