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 |
|---|---|
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |