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 |
|---|---|
| expound | to set forth : state |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |