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 |
|---|---|
| quench | put out |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |