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 |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |