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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |