GRE Word List
PSEUDONYM
a fictitious name
The meaning of the word pseudonym is a fictitious name.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| lunar | crescent |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |