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 |
|---|---|
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| wreak | bring about |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| distend | extend |
| implode | to burst inward |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |