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 |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| dour | stern |
| bulk | magnitude |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |