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 |
|---|---|
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| concentric | having a common center |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |