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 |
|---|---|
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| random | a haphazard course |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |