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 |
|---|---|
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| consort | associate |
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