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 |
|---|---|
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| addle | rotten |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |