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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WordMeaning
amazona member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
dominaterule
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
mendicantbeggar
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval