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 |
|---|---|
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |