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 |
|---|---|
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |