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 |
|---|---|
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| unsavory | insipid |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |