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 |
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whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
abnegation | denial |
unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
brawn | the flesh of a boar |
conflagration | fire |