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 |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |