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 |
|---|---|
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |