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.

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WordMeaning
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
depleteto empty of a principal substance
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
corrugatedhaving corrugations
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms