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 |
|---|---|
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |