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

WordMeaning
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
clientelea body of clients
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena