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 |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| minuscule | very small |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| spate | freshet |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |