GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| onus | burden |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| encumber | weigh down |
| hallowed | holy |