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 |
|---|---|
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |