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 |
|---|---|
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| arid | excessively dry |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |