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

WordMeaning
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
knolla small round hill : mound
direexciting horror
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion