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
repastsomething taken as food : meal
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
filchto steal secretly or casually
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
ebullientboiling
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
tricksterone who tricks: such as