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 |
|---|---|
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| grate | grating |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |