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 |
|---|---|
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| hurl | rush |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |