GRE Word List
ALLITERATION
the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
The meaning of the word alliteration is the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| delve | excavate |