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 |
|---|---|
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| regime | regimen |
| condole | grieve |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| gnome | maxim |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| fiend | devil |