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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WordMeaning
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach