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 |
|---|---|
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |