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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WordMeaning
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
regicidea person who kills a king
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual