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 |
|---|---|
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |