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 |
|---|---|
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| quisling | traitor |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |