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 |
|---|---|
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |