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 |
|---|---|
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |