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 |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |