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 |
|---|---|
| overweening | arrogant |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |