GRE Word List
HACKNEYED
lacking in freshness or originality
The meaning of the word hackneyed is lacking in freshness or originality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| lode | waterway |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| farce | stuff |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| invalid | not valid: |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |