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 |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| resign | relegate |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |