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 |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| consort | associate |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |