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 |
|---|---|
| sere | being dried and withered |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| implode | to burst inward |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| welter | writhe |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |