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
impenitentnot penitent
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
servileof or befitting a menial position
advertto turn the mind or attention
nourishnurture
affinityrelationship by marriage