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 |
|---|---|
| muted | being mute : silent |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| haven | harbor |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |