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 |
|---|---|
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| rank | relative standing or position |