The document defines and provides examples for the words "raucous", "edgy", "abrasive", and "insistent". Raucous means loud and unpleasant, while edgy refers to something unusual in an exciting way. Abrasive describes someone who is rude and unfriendly. Insistent means firmly saying that something must be true or done.

1. raucous
adjective
uk
/ˈrɔː.kəs/ us
/ˈrɑː.kəs/
loud and unpleasant:
I heard the raucous call of the crows.
Raucous laughter came from the next room.
The party was becoming rather raucous.
edgy adjective (UNUSUAL)
unusual in a way that is fashionable or exciting:
edgy art installations
More examples
 Cara went for an edgy "street punk" look.
 Attract teen readers with an edgy plot.
 After a year in Paris, he fell in with an edgy literary and art crowd in New York City.
 The model proves an ideal match for the edgy designs of Alexander McQueen.
 abrasive
 adjective
 uk
 /əˈbreɪ.sɪv/us
 /əˈbreɪ.sɪv/
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 abrasive adjective (PERSON)
 rude and unfriendly:
 She has a rather abrasive manner.
 He can sometimesbe abrasivein meetings.
 insistent
 adjective
 uk
 /ɪnˈsɪs.tənt/ us
 /ɪnˈsɪs.tənt/
 firmly saying that something must be true or done:
 insistent demands/appeals/signals
 The teacher is insistent that the school is not to blame for the situation.