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 |
|---|---|
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |