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 |
|---|---|
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |