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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epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
gushto issue copiously or violently
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
prepossessingcreating prejudice
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
perforateto make a hole through
encumberweigh down
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection