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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The critic called the movie's plot BANAL."

  1. original
  2. complicated
  3. thrilling
  4. commonplace

Answer

D. commonplace

Solution

BANAL means "so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring," so the closest in meaning is "commonplace."

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