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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |