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.

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WordMeaning
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
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gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
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sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
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ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger