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
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
insensatelacking sense or understanding
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
fabricateinvent
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously