badinage
light, playful, and witty banter
Badinage in a sentence
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Their easy badinage across the counter made the dull errand feel almost festive.
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More GRE words starting with B
marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity
to pester or harass someone persistently
to confuse or perplex thoroughly
threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way
to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something
to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size
lacking originality and so dull or commonplace
a cause of great distress, ruin, or annoyance
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