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 |
|---|---|
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |