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 |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |