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

WordMeaning
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
sedentarynot migratory : settled
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
facultyability
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
coalesceto grow together