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 |
|---|---|
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| clime | climate |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |