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 |
|---|---|
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| query | question |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| quorum | a select group |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |