GRE Word List
CACOPHONOUS
marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
The meaning of the word cacophonous is marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| brink | edge |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |