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 |
|---|---|
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |