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 |
|---|---|
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |