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 |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
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| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
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| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
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