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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| warranted | sanction |