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 |
|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |