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 |
|---|---|
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| ramification | branch |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |