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

WordMeaning
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
bestialof or relating to beasts
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
ancestryline of descent : lineage
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
siblingsib
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
aceticvinegary
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural