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 |
|---|---|
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |