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 |
|---|---|
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| sow | an adult female swine |