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 |
|---|---|
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |