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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |