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 |
|---|---|
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |