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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tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
clamornoisy shouting
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
asunderinto parts
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background