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 |
|---|---|
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| haggard | not tamed |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |