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 |
|---|---|
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |