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 |
|---|---|
| din | a loud continued noise |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |