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 |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| trenchant | keen |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |