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 |
|---|---|
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| sheer | unqualified |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |