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 |
|---|---|
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| disquietude | anxiety |