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 |
|---|---|
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |