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

WordMeaning
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
humdrummonotonous
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
piscatorialpiscatory
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
museto become absorbed in thought