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 |
|---|---|
| farce | stuff |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| unkempt | not combed |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |