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 |
|---|---|
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| executioner | one who executes |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |