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 |
|---|---|
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| distend | extend |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |