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 |
|---|---|
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| potentate | ruler |
| stench | stink |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| amend | to put right |