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

WordMeaning
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner