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 |
|---|---|
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |