GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hurl | rush |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| spare | not being used |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |