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
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
onusburden
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
arcadea long arched building or gallery
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity