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 |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| haven | harbor |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |