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 |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |