Is there a term for a word that doesn't really have a meaning anymore, but people still use it like it does?

For example, terrific/terrible, magnificent, amazing.

I'm trying to come up with a list so I can tell my students to avoid them (or at least use them correctly) in their paper.

I want to give them some examples. I can think of a few, but I don't know every "meaningless" word.

Any help would be appreciated!

Edit to add:

What I mean is generally the words are overused to the point where they don't hold the meaning they once did. Example: "there are interesting developments in the field of electrical engineering" nonspecific and is a waste of words. Where "advantageous" might be better than interesting.

Or the overuse of "beautiful" or "wonderful."