GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| overthrow | overturn |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |