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 |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |