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 |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| betray | to lead astray |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |