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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| executioner | one who executes |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| misadventure | misfortune |
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| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |