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 |
|---|---|
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| onus | burden |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |