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

WordMeaning
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
disingenuouslacking in candor
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate