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 |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| plait | pleat |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |