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 |
|---|---|
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |