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 |
|---|---|
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |