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 |
|---|---|
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |