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
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
braggadocioempty boasting
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air