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 |
|---|---|
| puerile | juvenile |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |