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 |
|---|---|
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |