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.

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WordMeaning
obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
quotidianoccurring every day
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example