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 |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| forebears | ancestor |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |