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 |
|---|---|
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| fleck | streak |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| fell | skin |