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 |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |