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 |
|---|---|
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| inadvertently | unintentional |