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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| colloquy | conversation |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| marked | having an identifying mark |