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
inclementlacking mildness: such as
galea strong current of air:
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
retributionrecompense
transpireto take place : go on
treadto step or walk on or over
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate