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 |
|---|---|
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| rotunda | a round building |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |