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 |
|---|---|
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| docile | easily taught |
| violate | break |