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 |
|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |