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 |
|---|---|
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |