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 |
|---|---|
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| pundit | pandit |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |