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 |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| postulate | demand |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| nourish | nurture |