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 |
|---|---|
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| abnegation | denial |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |