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 |
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unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
quench | put out |
demur | to take exception : object |
devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |