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 |
|---|---|
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |