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 |
|---|---|
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |