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 |
|---|---|
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |