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 |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |