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 |
|---|---|
| executor | one who executes something |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |