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
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
plumagethe feathers of a bird
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
validateto make legally valid : ratify
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon