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 |
|---|---|
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |