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 |
|---|---|
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| haven | harbor |