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
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
dignitaryone who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
slewa large number
blackballto vote against
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others