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
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
drasticacting rapidly or violently