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 |
|---|---|
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |