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 |
|---|---|
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |