GRE Word List
HACKNEYED
lacking in freshness or originality
The meaning of the word hackneyed is lacking in freshness or originality.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |