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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vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
acclaimapplaud
relegateto send into exile : banish
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reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness