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 |
|---|---|
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |