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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WordMeaning
noveltysomething new or unusual
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abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
blueslow spirits : melancholy
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
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