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 |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| brink | edge |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |