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

WordMeaning
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
balkto refuse abruptly
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder