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 |
|---|---|
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| ravenous | rapacious |