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 |
|---|---|
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| irate | roused to ire |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |