GRE Question of the Day: Antonym
banal
a) dry
b) tropical
c) enthusiastic
d) original
e) noisy
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banal
a) dry
b) tropical
c) enthusiastic
d) original
e) noisy
Written by Take GRE Team on November 2nd, 2009 with
24 comments.
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banal
a) dry
b) tropical
c) enthusiastic
d) original
e) noisy

Written by Take GRE Team on November 2nd, 2009 with
24 comments.
Read more articles on GRE Question of the Day.
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sho
#2.
October 26th, 2006, at 11:26 AM.
banal means common
itz d
akhlesh
#3.
October 30th, 2006, at 3:10 PM.
D
Praj
#4.
October 25th, 2007, at 7:41 AM.
Banal means dull and common.
so both enthusiastic and original can be the opposites.
but the opposite of dull is excited rather than enthusiastic.
i think its D. original.
varunsingh
#5.
October 25th, 2007, at 6:23 PM.
(D)
vidya
#6.
October 28th, 2007, at 2:32 PM.
d
venetta
#7.
October 30th, 2007, at 8:41 AM.
Banal means lacking originality. I think D is the answer (original)
polly
#8.
October 30th, 2007, at 10:51 PM.
definately d
Avani
#9.
November 2nd, 2008, at 8:42 AM.
Banal means not an original, so answer is D Original.
deviyani
#10.
November 2nd, 2008, at 3:45 PM.
Its D
Banal = not original
so the opposite is Original
Arun
#11.
November 2nd, 2008, at 10:51 PM.
Tricksy – I fell for the trap C.
prerna
#12.
November 3rd, 2008, at 3:12 AM.
the answer is d original
prolific
#13.
November 3rd, 2008, at 4:57 AM.
i think it’s D too
PaTy
#14.
November 3rd, 2008, at 10:30 PM.
Ans D
Rajsree
#15.
November 4th, 2008, at 9:59 AM.
Its D, Original
Anoop
#16.
November 5th, 2008, at 9:05 PM.
Its D for sure. Tricky one
Kofi
#17.
November 6th, 2008, at 1:32 AM.
C. Banal describes something repeated too often, and so uninteresting. A good opposite is ENTHUSIASTIC…
rajasri
#18.
November 6th, 2008, at 1:57 AM.
gud opposite is ORIGINAL
junaid
#19.
November 7th, 2008, at 11:44 AM.
banal unoriginal[ wordweb dictionary]
D is the right answer
vardhani
#20.
November 2nd, 2009, at 5:13 PM.
d
rajiv
#21.
November 2nd, 2009, at 11:30 PM.
answer is D. banal means repetitive..so its d
prashant
#22.
November 3rd, 2009, at 8:26 AM.
D
reddy
#23.
November 3rd, 2009, at 8:51 AM.
banal means unoriginal or ordinary(word power made easy)
opp is original
ans is D
sarma
#24.
November 3rd, 2009, at 8:42 PM.
banal – means common word , or trite or pithy or unoriginal…. so original is the correct answer
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#1. October 25th, 2006, at 2:52 PM.
banal (means dull)
c) enthusiastic