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
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
simperto smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value