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 |
|---|---|
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |