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 |
|---|---|
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |