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 |
|---|---|
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| quisling | traitor |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| bauble | trinket |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |