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 |
|---|---|
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| slake | subside |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| brink | edge |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |