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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abodethe place where one lives : home
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
executorone who executes something
founderone that founds or establishes