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
comportto be fitting : accord
clipencompass
neophytea new convert : proselyte
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
connivancethe act of conniving
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other