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 |
|---|---|
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |