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 |
|---|---|
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| ravenous | rapacious |