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 |
|---|---|
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |