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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |