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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| consort | associate |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| connoisseur | expert |
| provenance | origin |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |