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
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
noveltysomething new or unusual
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
bogwet spongy ground
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted