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 |
|---|---|
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |