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Vocabulary 4
11 vocabular words
Term | Definition |
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banal | so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring |
cliche' | a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought |
derivative | not original secondary |
hackneyed | (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused unoriginal and trite |
insipid | lacking flavor |
lackluster | lacking in vitality force, or conviction, uninspired or inspiring |
Mundane | lacking interest or excitement dull, of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one |
Platitude | are mark or statement especially one with moral content that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughful |
prosaic | having the style or diction of prose lacking poetry beauty |
trite | lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition hackneyed stale |
vapid | lacking or having lost life sharpness or flavor insipid flat without liveliness or spirit dull or tedious |