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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
hypochondriachypochondriacal
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
sojourna temporary stay
pediatriciana specialist in pediatrics
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance