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 |
|---|---|
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| forte | one's strong point |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |