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 |
|---|---|
| gnarl | snarl |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |