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
discloseto make known or public
predilectionan established preference for something
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
filingan act or instance of using a file
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment