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 |
|---|---|
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |