GRE Word List
BANAL
lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
The meaning of the word banal is lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |