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 |
|---|---|
| blackball | to vote against |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |