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 |
|---|---|
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| seemly | good-looking |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
