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 |
|---|---|
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| realm | kingdom |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| welter | writhe |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| microcosm | a little world |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |