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 |
|---|---|
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |