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 |
|---|---|
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |