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 |
|---|---|
| primal | original |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |