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 |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |