GRE Word List
ALIAS
otherwise called : otherwise known as
The meaning of the word alias is otherwise called : otherwise known as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| residual | remainder |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |