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 |
|---|---|
| application | an act of applying: |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| prattle | prate |