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
caldrona large kettle or boiler
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
crypticsecret
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
inebriateone who is drunk
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight