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 |
|---|---|
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| render | to melt down |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |