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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eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
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untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
procurementthe act or process of procuring
flukeflatfish
compressto press or squeeze together
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