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

WordMeaning
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
limnto draw or paint on a surface
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
underlyinglying beneath or below
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention