GRE Word List
RAUCOUS
disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
The meaning of the word raucous is disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| demerit | offense |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |