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 |
|---|---|
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| scion | descendant |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |