GRE Word List
PSEUDONYM
pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous
The meaning of the word pseudonym is pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feline | of a member of the cat family; N. |
| seminary | school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women |
| berate | scold strongly |
| fallow | (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount |
| partition | divide into parts |
| defer | give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous |
| arch- | chief; first; Ex. archbishop |
| lethargic | drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity |
| grandiloquent | (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic |
