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 |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |