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
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
withholdto hold back from action : check
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
concorda state of agreement : harmony
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
calorificcaloric