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 |
|---|---|
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| exploit | deed |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| recast | to cast again |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |