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 |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| influx | a coming in |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |