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 |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |