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 |
|---|---|
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |