GRE Word List

TRITE

hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original

The meaning of the word trite is hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original.

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concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
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bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
headlongheadfirst
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
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