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 |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |