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 |
|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| overweening | arrogant |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |