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 |
|---|---|
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |