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 |
|---|---|
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |