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 |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |