GRE Word List
CACOPHONOUS
marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
The meaning of the word cacophonous is marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |