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 |
|---|---|
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |