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
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
paradigmexample
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
codifyto reduce to a code
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer