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 |
|---|---|
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| indite | make up |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |