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

WordMeaning
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
circleta little circle
compulsionan act of compelling
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary