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 |
|---|---|
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| brazen | made of brass |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |