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 |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |