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 |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| influx | a coming in |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| hortatory | hortative |