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

WordMeaning
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
fabricateinvent
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
alleviaterelieve
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
anthropologistthe science of human beings
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery