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 |
|---|---|
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |