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 |
|---|---|
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |