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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| myriad | ten thousand |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |