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 |
|---|---|
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| retrench | cut down |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |