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 |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |