GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
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| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
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| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
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| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
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