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 |
|---|---|
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |