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 |
|---|---|
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |