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
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
unearthlynot earthly: such as
vendettablood feud
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
impenitentnot penitent
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse