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 |
|---|---|
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |