GRE Word List
RAUCOUS
disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
The meaning of the word raucous is disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |