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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |