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 |
|---|---|
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |