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 |
|---|---|
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |