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 |
|---|---|
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |