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 |
|---|---|
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| nomenclature | name |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |