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
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
intersticea space that intervenes between things
penchanta strong and continued inclination
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
ravenousrapacious
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
egregiousconspicuous