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 |
|---|---|
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |