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 |
|---|---|
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |