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 |
|---|---|
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |