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 |
|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| append | attach |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |