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
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
ebullientboiling
affinityrelationship by marriage