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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WordMeaning
unbridledunrestrained
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
narcissistan individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
outmodednot being in style
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt