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
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
endorseto write on the back of
surmountto prevail over : overcome
revulsiona strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
confideto have confidence : trust
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely