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 |
|---|---|
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |