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 |
|---|---|
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |