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 |
|---|---|
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| gnarl | snarl |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| nourish | nurture |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| victuals | food usable by people |