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 |
|---|---|
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |