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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| realm | kingdom |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| executioner | one who executes |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| flounder | flatfish |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |