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 |
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| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
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| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
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