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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| blackball | to vote against |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| ram | a male sheep |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |