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
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
daubto cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
appurtenancesaccessory objects
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as