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 |
|---|---|
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |