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 |
|---|---|
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |