GRE Word List
HACKNEYED
lacking in freshness or originality
The meaning of the word hackneyed is lacking in freshness or originality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| faculty | ability |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |