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 |
|---|---|
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| mystic | mystical |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |