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 |
|---|---|
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |