What is the difference between Banal and Venal?
What is the difference between Banal and Venal? :
Banal :
( 1 ) Uninteresting or common place
Nobody likes your banal comments.
Venal :
( 1 ) Ready to accept money for doing something dishonest
Venal officials and officers should be severely punished.
Give the venal politicians a wide berth.
( 2 ) Influenced by or done for bribery
Appropriate steps should be taken to wipe out venal practices.