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

WordMeaning
groovea long narrow channel or depression
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color
trinketa small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
denotationan act or process of denoting