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 |
|---|---|
| disquietude | anxiety |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |