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 |
|---|---|
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |