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veritable adj. real, true, virtual, genuine, actual, legitimate,
authentic: Frank becomes a veritable monster if denied his
daily doughnut.
vernacular
adj. 1 native, local, regional, indigenous, autochthonous: Old
Hebrew fell out of use, to be replaced by vernacular Aramaic. 2
popular, informal, colloquial, conversational, ordinary,
familiar, everyday, spoken, vulgar, vulgate; plain, simple,
straightforward, easy: We have both the vernacular and the
formal, literary, or clerical levels of language. Can you
translate this scientific gobbledegook into vernacular English
that we can understand?
--n. 3 jargon, patois, argot, cant, idiom, phraseology,
language, talk, speech: Alf occasionally slips into the
vernacular of a Billingsgate fishmonger (his former calling ) .
versatile adj. 1 adaptable, resourceful, all-round, all-purpose,
many-sided, multi-purpose, multifaceted, flexible, adjustable,
protean, dexterous, handy, facile: Everett is a versatile
painter who works in many media and styles. 2 variable,
changeable, protean, changing, flexible, fluctuating: Any
versatile organization should be able to accommodate staff
losses.
versed adj. Usually, well-versed in. well-read or (well-)informed in
or (well-)trained or (well-)grounded or (well-)schooled or
(well-)educated or (well-)tutored or learned or cultured or
lettered or cultivated or literate or competent or accomplished
or skilled in, (well) posted on, knowledgeable in or about,
proficient or experienced or practised or expert or good in or
at, conversant or familiar or (well-)acquainted with: The
applicant appears to be sufficiently well-versed in several
subjects to be qualified to teach them.
version n. 1 form, variant, variation, type, model, style, kind,
variety, manifestation, portrayal, adaptation, rendition,
interpretation, adaptation, construct, construction, conception,
idea: This is yet another modern designer's version of 1920s'
and 1930s' art deco. 2 story, account, rendering, rendition,
translation, interpretation, reading, understanding, view, side:
Simon's version of what happened is completely distorted.