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 |
|---|---|
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| peerless | matchless |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |