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 |
|---|---|
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |