Word of the day: Trite

Trite: muito usado, trivial, banal,repetitivo, batido

Synonyms: banal, cliché, commonplace, hack, moth-eaten, musty, obligatory, stereotyped, threadbare, well-worn

“That argument has become trite.”

“…by the time the receiving line had ended, the bride and groom's thanks sounded trite and tired…”

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hack / rack / heck

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hack   Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	cortar, talhar, corte, "hackear"
rack   Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	bagageiro, estante
heck  Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	interj de surpresa, irritação

Pequeno Dicionário de Dicas e Dificuldades

Obs.: "heck" é uma espécie de eufemismo para se evitar o uso de "hell" . Exemplos:

used as a more polite form of hell ▪ Oh, heck, I forgot my keys. ▪ “Did you give her any money?” “Heck, no!” ▪ They were mad as heck. ▪ I decided to go just for the heck of it.▪ It was one heck of a good fight. ▪ Where in (the) heck did I put my keys? ▪ My back hurts like heck. ▪ Let's get the heck out of here. ▪ What the heck was that? ▪ What the heck, let's try it.   (Fonte: http://www.learnersdictionary.com)