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 |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| viand | an item of food |
| hallowed | holy |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| recast | to cast again |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |