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 |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| betroth | to promise to marry |