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 |
|---|---|
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |