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 |
|---|---|
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |