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 |
|---|---|
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| obscure | dark |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| retribution | recompense |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |