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
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
compellingthat compels: such as
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another