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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |