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 |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |