GRE Word List
ARGOT
the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
The meaning of the word argot is the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |