GRE Word List
PATOIS
a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
The meaning of the word patois is a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |