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
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
hordea political subdivision of central Asian nomads
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot