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 |
|---|---|
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |