GRE Word List

PSEUDONYM

a fictitious name

The meaning of the word pseudonym is a fictitious name.

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WordMeaning
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
boostto push or shove up from below
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
pryto look closely or inquisitively
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
hurlrush
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
flutedhaving or marked by grooves