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 |
|---|---|
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |