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 |
|---|---|
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |