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 |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| acclaim | applaud |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| realm | kingdom |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |