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 |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| nourishment | food |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |