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 |
|---|---|
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| score | twenty |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |