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 |
|---|---|
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| sibling | sib |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| acetic | vinegary |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |