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 |
|---|---|
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |