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 |
|---|---|
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| dour | stern |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |