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 |
|---|---|
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| vixen | a female fox |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |