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

WordMeaning
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate