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 |
|---|---|
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| guileless | innocent |
| historic | historical |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |