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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| decipher | decode |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |