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
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
evoketo call forth or up: such as
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype