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
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
planeairplane
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
slewa large number
attentivemindful
irateroused to ire
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple