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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |