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 |
|---|---|
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| welter | writhe |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| groom | bridegroom |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |