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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |