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 |
|---|---|
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |