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 |
|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| convene | to come together in a body |