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 |
|---|---|
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| quisling | traitor |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
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