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
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
sowan adult female swine
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
minusculevery small
bentunenclosed grassland
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around