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 |
|---|---|
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |