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 |
|---|---|
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| sidetrack | siding |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |