GRE Word List
STRIDENT
characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
The meaning of the word strident is characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |