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 |
|---|---|
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |