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.

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WordMeaning
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases