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 |
|---|---|
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |