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 |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| slake | subside |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| feint | something feigned |