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 |
|---|---|
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| spare | not being used |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| invalid | not valid: |
| minuscule | very small |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |