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

WordMeaning
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
conveyancethe action of conveying
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
sanctiona formal decree
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
phenomenaphenomenon