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 |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |