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 |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |