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 |
|---|---|
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| entity | being |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |