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 |
|---|---|
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| monotony | tedious sameness |