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 |
|---|---|
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| clown | farmer |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| momentum | a property (see property |