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.

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WordMeaning
reparablecapable of being repaired
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
noisomenoxious
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond