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 |
|---|---|
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |