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 |
|---|---|
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |