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 |
|---|---|
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |