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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WordMeaning
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
unfetterto free from fetters
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
uniformitythe quality or state of being uniform
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
sapthe fluid part of a plant
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
blightedaffected with blight (see blight