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 |
|---|---|
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |