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 |
|---|---|
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |