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 |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| mystic | mystical |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |