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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prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
solicitorone that solicits
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
unassumingnot assuming : modest
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily