GRE Word List
ALLITERATION
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
The meaning of the word alliteration is repetition of beginning sound in poetry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indignation | anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant |
| latent | present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential |
| tatter | torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes |
| torpor | lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating |
| portend | foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning |
| entrepreneur | businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial |
| futile | useless; hopeless; ineffectual |
| depredation | plundering; destruction |
| menace | threat; V: threaten |
| forensic | suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine |