banal

As a noun ancestor

is one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.

As an adjective banal is

common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

As adjectives the difference between menial and banal

is that menial is of or relating to work normally performed by a servant while banal is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

As a noun menial

is a servant, especially a domestic servant.

As adjectives the difference between banal and garrulous

is that banal is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh while garrulous is excessively or tiresomely talkative.

As an adjective banal

is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

As a verb parch is

to burn the surface of, to scorch.

As a noun parch is

the condition of being parched.

As adjectives the difference between demotic and banal

is that demotic is of or for the common people while banal is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

As a noun demotic

is language as spoken or written by the common people.

As adjectives the difference between banal and true

is that banal is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh while true is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

As adjectives the difference between archaic and banal

is that archaic is of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated while banal is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

As a noun archaic

is (archaeology|us|usually capitalized) a general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘[http://enwikipediaorg/wiki/paleo-indian paleo-indian]’, ‘paleo-american’, ‘american‐paleolithic’, &c ) of human presence in the western hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘woodland’, etc).

As an adjective banal

is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

As an adverb stale is

always, all the time.

As adjectives the difference between banal and solemn

is that banal is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh while solemn is deeply serious and somber.

As adjectives the difference between banal and pedantic

is that banal is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh while pedantic is like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.