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
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
marrowbone marrow
laudpraise
retortto pay or hurl back : return
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
dripto let fall in drops
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
superannuatedoutmoded
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)