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 |
|---|---|
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| growl | rumble |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| sibling | sib |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |