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 |
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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| influx | a coming in |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |