Meaning
Usage

unoriginal, trite 

Example: A girl can only hear “I love you” so many times before it begins to sound hackneyed and meaningless.

unlucky 

Example: My poor, hapless family never seems to pick a sunny week to go on vacation.)

robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions 

Example: I too would have expected the plants to be dead by mid-November, but apparently they’re very hardy.

"Haughty" - (adjective) 

disdainfully proud 

Example: The superstar’s haughty dismissal of her costars will backfire on her someday.

domination over others 

Example: Britain’s hegemony over its colonies was threatened once nationalist sentiment began to spread around the world.

varied, diverse in character 

Example: I hate having only one flavor so I always buy the swirled, or should I say heterogeneous, type of ice cream.

a system with ranked groups, usually according to social, economic, or professional class 

Example: Women found it very difficult to break into the upper ranks of the department’s hierarchy. 

supposed or assumed true, but unproven 

Example: Even though it has been celebrated by seven major newspapers, that the drug will be a success when tested in humans is still hypothetical.

revered, consecrated 

Example: In the hallowed corridors of the cathedral, the disturbed professor felt himself to be at peace.

greatly distressing, vexing 

Example: The car crash was a harrowing experience, but I have a feeling that the increase in my insurance premiums will be even more upsetting.

one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans 

Example: Because he’s such a hedonist, I knew Murray would appreciate the 11 cases of wine I bought him for his birthday.

shockingly wicked, repugnant 

Example: The killings were made all the more heinous by the fact that the murderer first tortured his victims for three days.

a break or gap in duration or continuity 

Example: The hiatus in service should last two or three months—until the cable lines are repaired.

pretending to believe what one does not 

Example: Once the politician began passing legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became apparent.