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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imprecationcurse
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
countenancelook
transpireto take place : go on
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
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illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive