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 |
|---|---|
| denizen | inhabitant |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| boor | peasant |