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 |
|---|---|
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
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| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| frail | easily led into evil |