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 |
|---|---|
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| ignite | to set afire |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| convene | to come together in a body |