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 |
|---|---|
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| fuddle | booze |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |