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 |
|---|---|
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| writ | something written : writing |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |