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 |
|---|---|
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |