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 |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| primal | original |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |