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.

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WordMeaning
spruceto make spruce
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated