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

WordMeaning
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
charismaa personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
enhanceheighten
congruentcongruous
receptiveable or inclined to receive
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
attentivemindful