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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WordMeaning
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
passepast one's prime
comportto be fitting : accord
conducivetending to promote or assist
askewout of line : at an angle
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
distortto twist (see twist