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 |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| leave-taking | departure |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |