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
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity