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 |
|---|---|
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| dilute | attenuate |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| hap | happening |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| duration | continuance in time |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| wont | accustomed |