GRE Word List
VERNACULAR
using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
The meaning of the word vernacular is using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |