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 |
|---|---|
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |