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 |
|---|---|
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| slew | a large number |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| dynamo | generator |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |