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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shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute