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 |
|---|---|
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |