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.

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WordMeaning
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
dallyto act playfully
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
lanknot well filled out : slender
charmthe chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation
fermentto undergo fermentation
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare