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 |
|---|---|
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |