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 |
|---|---|
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| provident | frugal |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |