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 |
|---|---|
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| sophist | philosopher |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |