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 |
|---|---|
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |