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 |
|---|---|
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |