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 |
|---|---|
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |