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 |
|---|---|
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |