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 |
|---|---|
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| grate | grating |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| debonair | suave |
| romp | one that romps |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
