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 |
|---|---|
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| bog | wet spongy ground |