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 |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |