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 |
|---|---|
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| ramification | branch |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |