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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minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
flighty | swift |
respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
cringe | to recoil in distaste |
bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |