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 |
|---|---|
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| osseous | bony |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |