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 |
|---|---|
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |