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 |
|---|---|
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |