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 |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| violate | break |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |