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
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
retiringreserved
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
sleeperone that sleeps
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy