GRE Word List
HACKNEYED
lacking in freshness or originality
The meaning of the word hackneyed is lacking in freshness or originality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| overweening | arrogant |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |