adjective lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite.His whole speech amounted to one banal thought: that people are not all alike. See the full entry
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debase
transitive verb to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character.Severe inflation debased the nation’s currencyThe scandal debased the politician in the eyes of the voters. See the full entry
epigram
noun a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence.“Youth is wasted on the young” is a popular epigram. See the full entry
deride
transitive verb to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery.They derided him for his unorthodox beliefs. See the full entry
sublime
adjective exalted or noble; lofty.This passage is written in sublime prose. See the full entry