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 |
|---|---|
| submissive | submitting to others |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| contrive | devise |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |