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 |
|---|---|
| freebooter | pirate |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |