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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| violate | break |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |