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 |
|---|---|
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| exploit | deed |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |