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 |
|---|---|
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| lode | waterway |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |