GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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|---|---|
| motley | variegated in color |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
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| cadaver | a dead body |
| junket | trip |
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