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 |
|---|---|
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| sentinel | sentry |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| grate | grating |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |