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SAT Vocab - That's All Been Said Before
SAT Vocab - That's All Been Said Before
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The lecture was so ___ that Monica fell asleep.
hackneyed
insipid
cliche
banal
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banal
trite
dull or stale; boring
an idea or expression that has become stale
lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
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trite
lacking freshness and zest; flat
unoriginal and stale due to overuse
dull; commonplace
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mundane
taken from something already existing
commonplace; ordinary
lacking vitality, energy, or brightness
an obvious remark uttered as if it were original; dull
5
The speaker's ___ delivery emptied the conference hall within 10 minutes.
prosaic
vapid
trite
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English is a ___ language. It is made up of words from many other languages.
platitude
lackluster
mundane
derivative
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When writing, avoid ___ phrases such as "busy as a bee" or "a good time was had by all".
banal
cliche
insipid
hackneyed
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Because Bill's essay was filled with cliches, Mr. Bentley red-penciled ___ all over it.
prosaic
vapid
trite
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insipid
trite
dull or stale; boring
an idea or expression that has become stale
lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
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hackneyed
dull or stale; boring
an idea or expression that has become stale
trite
lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
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platitude
taken from something already existing
an obvious remark uttered as if it were original; dull
commonplace; ordinary
lacking vitality, energy, or brightness
12
A ___ is as enriching intellectually as last month's bread is satisfying nutritionally.
platitude
derivative
mundane
lackluster
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Good writers will avoid a ___ like the plague.
banal
cliche
hackneyed
insipid
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lackluster
commonplace; ordinary
an obvious remark uttered as if it were original; dull
lacking vitality, energy, or brightness
taken from something already existing
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cliche
lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
dull or stale; boring
trite
an idea or expression that has become stale
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What is more ___ than a movie and pizza on a Friday night?
prosaic
vapid
trite
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vapid
unoriginal and stale due to overuse
lacking freshness and zest; flat
dull; commonplace
18
To wake up and realize your adventure was all a dream is a ___ ending to your short story.
insipid
banal
hackneyed
cliche
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Laura's ___ grades may keep her from going to a top college.
lackluster
mundane
platitude
derivative
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Overused; boring
insipid
cliche
banal
hackneyed
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Movies offer an escape from the ___ character of daily life.
derivative
platitude
lackluster
mundane
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derivative
commonplace; ordinary
an obvious remark uttered as if it were original; dull
lacking vitality, energy, or brightness
taken from something already existing
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prosaic
unoriginal and stale due to overuse
dull; commonplace
lacking freshness and zest; flat
