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 |
|---|---|
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| overthrow | overturn |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |