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 |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |