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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stem_fromarise from; originate from
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esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
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havenharbor
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form