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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impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
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orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage