onomatopoeia
[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‐mah-tuh‐]
–noun
1. the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
2. a word so formed.
3. Rhetoric . the use of imitative and naturally suggestive words for rhetorical effect.
complacent
[kuhm-pley-suhnt]
–adjective
1. pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
2. pleasant; complaisant
Definitions quoted from Dictionary.com
By Language Evaluator Ho-Tan Whai Aun, CTM/CL
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