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 |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| reverie | daydream |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| trappings | outward signs |