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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| lewd | obscene |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
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| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |