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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| asunder | into parts |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |