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
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
soldera metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
beelinea straight direct course
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
retractto draw back or in
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent