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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WordMeaning
revulsiona strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
porouspossessing or full of pores
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry