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 |
|---|---|
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |