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 |
|---|---|
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |