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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |