GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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WordMeaning
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance