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 |
|---|---|
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
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