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 |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| refrain | curb |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| paltry | inferior |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |