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

WordMeaning
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
hoverto position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted