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

WordMeaning
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
slakesubside
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
feintsomething feigned