GRE Word List
ARGOT
slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people
The meaning of the word argot is slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orator | public speaker |
| beware | be cautious (of) |
| spectral | ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom |
| suffragist | advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage |
| writhe | twist in coils; contort in pain |
| toll | sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge |
| valediction | saying farewell; expression of leave-taking |
| adversity | great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event |
| extrapolation | projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information |
| abbreviate | shorten |
