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 |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |