GRE Word List
STILTED
pompous
The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
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| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |