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 |
|---|---|
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| contest | strive |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |