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).

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WordMeaning
sparseof few and scattered elements
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
discretionindividual choice or judgment
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state