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 |
|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| impuissance | weakness |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |