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 |
|---|---|
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| fiend | devil |