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 |
|---|---|
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |