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.

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WordMeaning
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function