GRE Word List
ONOMATOPOEIA
the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
The meaning of the word onomatopoeia is the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |