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
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
billowingwave
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
dina loud continued noise
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension