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
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
hivea container for housing honeybees
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
violatebreak
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs