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 |
|---|---|
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| recast | to cast again |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| devious | wandering |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |