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 |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |