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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |