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 |
|---|---|
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| fauna | animal life |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |