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 |
|---|---|
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| clip | encompass |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |