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 |
|---|---|
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| quisling | traitor |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |