GRE Word List
BANDY
to discuss lightly or banteringly
The meaning of the word bandy is to discuss lightly or banteringly.
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| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
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| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
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