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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leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
antisepticopposing microbial infection
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse