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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |