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 |
|---|---|
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| circlet | a little circle |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |