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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WordMeaning
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
degradationthe act or process of degrading
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
denominationan act of denominating
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
cloistera monastic establishment
patentopen to public inspection
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct