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
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
nourishmentfood
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation