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 |
|---|---|
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| haven | harbor |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| putrefy | to make putrid |