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 |
|---|---|
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |