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 |
|---|---|
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |