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 |
|---|---|
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |