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 |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |