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 |
|---|---|
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |