GRE Word List
PSEUDONYM
a fictitious name
The meaning of the word pseudonym is a fictitious name.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |