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
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo