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 |
|---|---|
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |