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).

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WordMeaning
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
contrivedevise
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
bouillona clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable