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 |
|---|---|
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |