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 |
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usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
pugilist | fighter |
knoll | a small round hill : mound |
vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |