GRE Word List

BANAL

lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite

The meaning of the word banal is lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite.

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WordMeaning
museto become absorbed in thought
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
supersedeto cause to be set aside
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter