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 |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |