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 |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |