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 |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |