Friday, February 5, 2010

Raucous

Word: Racous

"The rock concert was so raucous that we feared the noise and comotion would lead to violence."

Context Clues:
1. People at a concert...resort to violence.
2. Most people at a rock concert ingest large amounts of alcohol and can usually cause problems and riots.
3. May mean rowdy

Raucous-adj.
1. harsh; strident; grating
2. rowdy; disorderly

Once the Lakers won the championship, the once cheerful crowd became raucous and caused a three day riot.

-That One Kid

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