GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |