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 |
|---|---|
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| privy | private |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| schism | division |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
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