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

WordMeaning
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
paradigmexample
constraintthe act of constraining
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep