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 |
|---|---|
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |