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
zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment