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 |
|---|---|
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| seemly | good-looking |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |