GRE Vocabulary：banal
1. banal
I've seen this banal plot in TV series a million times.
(boring or ordinary: not interesting)
(ban 禁止 + al... 的 --> 被禁止的 --> banal 平庸的，陈腐的 )
2. neophyte
Of course she's just a neophyte student: she's only been in school for three years!
(a person who has just started learning or doing something)
3. rapport
My kid brother and I have a very close rapport.
(a friendly relationship)