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 |
|---|---|
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| dys- | abnormal |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |