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 |
|---|---|
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| consign | to give over to another's care |