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 |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| pitfall | trap |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |