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 |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| growl | rumble |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |