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 |
|---|---|
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
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| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
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| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |