GRE Word List
CACOPHONOUS
discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
The meaning of the word cacophonous is discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bluff | pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured |
| supplicate | petition humbly; pray to grant a favor |
| snivel | complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me. |
| homily | sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic |
| spry | (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble |
| pell-mell | in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell |
| overturn | turn over; capsize; topple |
| snuffle | sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose) |
| capitulate | surrender; give up all resistance |
| occlude | shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery. |
