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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Word | Meaning |
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inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
gale | a strong current of air: |
harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
retribution | recompense |
transpire | to take place : go on |
tread | to step or walk on or over |
squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |