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 |
|---|---|
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| apprehend | arrest |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| invalid | not valid: |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |