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 |
|---|---|
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| amend | to put right |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |