loud and harsh
The strident alarm woke everyone in the building.
Vocabulary like strident appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
period, duration; subsist on a meager allowance
specify; specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
uninteresting; heavy and starchy and hard to digest
disinterested; seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
placid; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
honest; free from ambiguity
scheme; a maneuver in a game or conversation
striped; mark with stripes or striations
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