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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emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
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tyrannyoppressive power
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
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