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 |
|---|---|
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| pitfall | trap |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |