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
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
cerebrationto use the mind : think
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness