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
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
witherto become dry and sapless
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
ordainto invest (see invest
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
mausoleuma large tomb
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
bestialof or relating to beasts
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view