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 |
|---|---|
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| shack | hut |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |