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 |
|---|---|
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| occident | west |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| cursive | running |