GRE Word List
PSEUDONYM
a fictitious name
The meaning of the word pseudonym is a fictitious name.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |