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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Word | Meaning |
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expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
extrude | to force, press, or push out |
detached | standing by itself : separate |
nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
hive | a container for housing honeybees |
subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |