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 |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| peerless | matchless |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |