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 |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |