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 |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |