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 |
|---|---|
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |