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 |
|---|---|
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |