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 |
|---|---|
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |