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).

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WordMeaning
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
nubileof marriageable condition or age
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly