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
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
ripto tear or split apart or open
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
growlrumble
belaborto attack verbally
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)