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 |
|---|---|
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |