GRE Word List
ALIAS
otherwise called : otherwise known as
The meaning of the word alias is otherwise called : otherwise known as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| guileless | innocent |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |