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 |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| executor | one who executes something |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |