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 |
|---|---|
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
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