GRE Word List
BANDY
to discuss lightly or banteringly
The meaning of the word bandy is to discuss lightly or banteringly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guileless | innocent |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |