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 |
|---|---|
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |