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 |
|---|---|
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| brook | creek |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |