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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |