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 |
|---|---|
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |