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 |
|---|---|
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |