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 |
|---|---|
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| gazette | newspaper |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |