GRE Word List

BANAL

lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite

The meaning of the word banal is lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite.

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WordMeaning
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
impenitentnot penitent
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language