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 |
|---|---|
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |