GRE Word List

PSEUDONYM

a fictitious name

The meaning of the word pseudonym is a fictitious name.

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WordMeaning
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
slewa large number
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience