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 |
|---|---|
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |