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 |
|---|---|
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |