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 |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |