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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magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
symmetry | balanced proportions |
nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
forte | one's strong point |
sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |