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 |
|---|---|
| frail | easily led into evil |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| unkempt | not combed |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |