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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| conspire | plot |
| stilted | pompous |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |